New National Infrastructure Assessment Consultation

On March 26, 2021, the Minister of infrastructure and communities, Catherine McKenna, launched an engagement paper on Canada’s first national infrastructure assessment: "Building the Canada We Want in 2050.” The paper seeks input on the following three main priorities of the assessment:

•  assessing canada’s infrastructure needs and establishing a long-term vision;
• improving coordination among infrastructure owners and funders; and
• determining the best ways to fund and finance infrastructure.

Comment deadline: June 30, 2021. access the discussion paper at:
https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/nia-eni/index-eng.html

In a related initiative on March 19, 2021, the Canada infrastructure Bank (CIB) launched the indigenous community infrastructure initiative (ICII), which aims to invest $1 billion to encourage infrastructure investment in indigenous communities. The initiative plans include channeling more investments into indigenous communities to support their economic growth and address the existing infrastructure gap.

https://cib-bic.ca/en/the-canada-infrastructure-bank-launches-its-indigenous-community-infrastructure-initiative-to-accelerate-new-investment-and-reduce-the-infrastructure-gap/

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